South Korean foreigner-only casino operator Grand Korea Leisure announce this week the recruitment of 58 new staff, including 40 new casino dealers and additional casino marketing staff.
The company, which operates three casinos under the Seven Luck brand, revealed that the 58 new hires include general staff such as lawyers, office administration, IT, computer operations management, information security, facilities), plus marketing staff in Japan, China and Thailand) and dealers.
There were a total of 1,485 applicants for 66 advertised positions, resulting in an average competition rate of 22.5 to 1. GKL said the field with the highest competition rate was office administration, recording a rate of 291 to 1 with 582 applicants for two positions.
By comparison, the dealer field saw a competition rate of 11 to 1, with 439 applicants for 40 positions.
The company explained that the successful candidates will now spend nine weeks in the GKL Human Resources Development Center for training that includes casino job competency training such as table game dealing, mandatory statutory education such as industrial safety and health, service training such as emotional labor mind control, volunteer activities and field practice, after which time they will be assigned to their respective departments.
“I sincerely congratulate you on overcoming this difficult hurdle to become part of the GKL family,” said GKL’s President Yoon Doo-hyun. “I look forward to you growing into key talents who will lead the growth and development of Korea’s tourism and leisure industry.”
GKL is a partially government-owned, publicly traded company of which a majority 51% stake is held by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) – a state-owned entity under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The remaining 49% is held by public investors, including institutional and retail shareholders.
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